32 Pubs and Bars found in or around Canonbury (London Overground)

We've heard this one has now closed. It was probably too far up St Pauls Road for what they were attempting and one can't help wonder if things might have been different if they'd just stuck to being a pub.

The Alma can be pinpointed as having the feel of the first wave of gastropub makeovers. Loungey furnishings at the front of the pub and more formal tables at the back, it's a look that feels almost old fashioned compared to...

For a long time, The Alwyne Castle was a pretty average boozer - mostly serving the nearby estates and Arsenal fans on match days, but it eventually got a makeover and it's been gastrofied for a while now. It was inevitable, we...

Always good to see someone making a good go of things - and the current landlord of the Orwell does seem to be working hard at it. It's always been a bit of a difficult spot, not quite Islington proper, not quite Highbury and a...

This historic pub, a reputed haunt of George Orwell, was opened in 1730 and reopened in 2009 following an extensive revamp. It's a handsome Georgian building, in a charming part of Islington, with a huge garden. It used to be a...

Not now renamed the Clarendon (back to it's original name) it is the Dissenting Academy as pointed out in the review below. We haven't been able to visit the pub yet either, as also pointed out below which is to our eternal...

The De Beauvoir Arms is the latest incarnation of the Northgate. We popped in for a couple of beers last week. They had only just reopened after a subtle refurb that has made the place into slightly more of a pub and slightly...